Eudaimonic Ethics: The Philosophy and Psychology of Living Well Contributor(s): Besser, Lorraine L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138731536 ISBN-13: 9781138731530 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
Dewey: 171.3 |
Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6" W x 9" (0.59 lbs) 184 pages |
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Publisher Description: In this book, Lorraine Besser-Jones develops a eudaimonistic virtue ethics based on a psychological account of human nature. While her project maintains the fundamental features of the eudaimonistic virtue ethical framework--virtue, character, and well-being--she constructs these concepts from an empirical basis, drawing support from the psychological fields of self-determination and self-regulation theory. Besser-Jones's resulting account of eudaimonic ethics presents a compelling normative theory and offers insight into what is involved in being a virtuous person and acting well. This original contribution to contemporary ethics and moral psychology puts forward a provocative hypothesis of what an empirically-based moral theory would look like. |